

000 

WGUS73 KARX 080300

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1000 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



IAC043-080315-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071008T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLAYTON IA-

1000 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY...



AT 945 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER 

LEVELS WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE ON SOME OF THE SMALLER CREEKS. ALL 

BLACKTOP ROADS AND ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE NOW OPEN...BUT SOME SMALLER 

GRAVEL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO WATER AND DAMAGE.  THE WATER WAS 

NOW MOVING INTO THE LARGER RIVERS...INCLUDING THE VOLGA RIVER AND 

THE LOWER TURKEY RIVER. FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE GARBER 

AREA...WITH WATER AND DEBRIS PONDING BEHIND SOME BRIDGES. 



AT 10 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF 

LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THESE LIGHTER SHOWERS ARE NOT 

EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANY NEW FLOODING. HOWEVER...WITH FLOODING 

STILL ONGOING IN THE LARGER RIVERS...AND WITH MORE RAIN MOVING 

IN...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FLOOD 

WARNING...AND WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO 

FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT 

UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. OBEY ALL ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS 

REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.





LAT...LON 4264 9118 4264 9161 4273 9155 4280 9134

      4275 9113

TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 180DEG 0KT 4271 9136



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KARX 080300

FFSARX



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI

1000 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



IAC043-080315-

/O.CON.KARX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071008T0315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

CLAYTON IA-

1000 PM CDT SUN OCT 7 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY...



AT 945 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT WATER 

LEVELS WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE ON SOME OF THE SMALLER CREEKS. ALL 

BLACKTOP ROADS AND ALL MAIN HIGHWAYS ARE NOW OPEN...BUT SOME SMALLER 

GRAVEL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO WATER AND DAMAGE.  THE WATER WAS 

NOW MOVING INTO THE LARGER RIVERS...INCLUDING THE VOLGA RIVER AND 

THE LOWER TURKEY RIVER. FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE GARBER 

AREA...WITH WATER AND DEBRIS PONDING BEHIND SOME BRIDGES. 



AT 10 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF 

LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THESE LIGHTER SHOWERS ARE NOT 

EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANY NEW FLOODING. HOWEVER...WITH FLOODING 

STILL ONGOING IN THE LARGER RIVERS...AND WITH MORE RAIN MOVING 

IN...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FLOOD 

WARNING...AND WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO 

FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT 

UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. OBEY ALL ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS 

REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.





LAT...LON 4264 9118 4264 9161 4273 9155 4280 9134

      4275 9113

TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 180DEG 0KT 4271 9136



$$



MW

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